17 and 18 January 2012

Determination is something that we all have inside of us. It's not always easy to find, but it's there for us whenever we need it most. It is able to drive us forward to do many amazing things in our lives that sometimes we normally wouldn't do on a regular basis. It is determination that is often coupled with hope, that I find is the most successful mix for our lives.
Life has a way of throwing all kinds of twists and turns your way that will alter you and your life for the better. Yes, I didn't say "or for the worse." I believe that it will never be altered for the worse. Everything that happens to you over the course of your life shapes you into who you are today. If not for those moments, there would be people that you wouldn't know and places that you'd probably never get to see. Things happen for a specific reason and though those reasons aren't clear in the moment, they will be in time...odds are that you'll be better off in the end.

There are moments in everyone's life that we can all agree, are pretty low. We have times that we wish to forget, and other moments that we wish to relive over and over again. As a senior in high school, I have my whole life ahead of me and it's somewhat overwhelming. I have so many opportunities that I am able to reach for...I just have to have enough strength and determination to reach for them and then have enough hope that they'll work out. It's important to always be looking ahead at what you want in life so that you don't look back on what's happened, but focus on what's important and what will help you to become better for the future.